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This workshop is a designated session by the University of Bristol Theatre Collection for supporters of Outstories Bristol.

The Personal Archive of Oliver Messel was recently acquired by the Theatre Collection at the University of Bristol. Alongside the Oliver Messel Design Archive, housed at the V&A, it provides a comprehensive history of Messel’s life and work, which were so often intertwined.

Oliver Messel (1904-1978) led a dazzling life as one of London’s ‘Bright Young Things’, forging a creative career that encompassed the magical worlds of theatre, ballet, opera and film, as well as including a host of artistic practice from portraiture to architecture, to textiles and interior design.

The workshop is an opportunity to handle and explore archival objects from the collection of Oliver Messel. It illustrates his importance as a gay man moving in a variety of social circles, from the Bright Young things of the 1920s, to the theatrical and film circles of the 1930s and 40s, to high society, especially after he became Princess Margaret’s uncle-by-marriage. The workshop is an opportunity to learn about the Archive in general.

The workshop will open with tea and cake.

There will be time for questions including discussing how the Archive can be accessed and used in the future by Outstories.